Vertical Take-Off Fighter Aircraft
Vertical Take-Off Fighter Aircraft

Author: Bill Rose

Publisher: Crecy Publishing

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781906537395

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Vertical Take-Off Fighter Aircraft is an illustrated history of concepts, experimental, and operational military VTO & VTOL aircraft. The book starts with wartime German projects such as the Focke Wulf Treibflugel, Heinkel Wespe, and VTO rocket fighters. Postwar projects include US Navy carrier-based VTOL fighters, the French annular wing experiments undertaken by SNECMA, and various other proposals for fighters. In addition to "tail sitters," the author discusses conventionally shaped VTOL designs such as the Harrier, Russian carrier-based Yaks, and the new LockMart F-35 Lightning. This title will be of interest to aviation enthusiasts and modelers.

The Luftwaffe Profile Series No. 17
The Luftwaffe Profile Series No. 17

Author: J. Miranda

Publisher: Schiffer Military History

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 41

ISBN-13: 9780764314353

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Technical history of Germany's World War II experiments with vertical takeoff aircraft, including the Natter and other rare and unusual types.

The Curtiss X-Planes
The Curtiss X-Planes

Author: Francis H. Dean

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 9780764314346

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This book is a lavishly illustrated story of Curtiss Wright Corporation's 1950s and 1960s efforts in developing a vertical takeoff (VTOL) aircraft. The author, an insider who headed preliminary design work, gives a brief history of Curtiss Wright, and of the Curtiss Propeller Division that spawned the program, then follows with the development details of the X-100 concept demonstrator and the follow-on X-19 military aircraft. Photos and detailed design descriptions are provided, as well as test flights and test pilot's reports, and finally, never before seen advanced military and civil VTOL aircraft concepts studies.

American Military Helicopters and Vertical/Short Landing and Takeoff Aircraft Since 1941
American Military Helicopters and Vertical/Short Landing and Takeoff Aircraft Since 1941

Author: E.R. Johnson

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2021-11-01

Total Pages: 495

ISBN-13: 1476677344

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Over the past eight decades, developments in vertical lift aircraft--both helicopters and vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) planes--have given the American military unparalleled capabilities on the modern battlefield. The U.S. has led the world in vertical lift technologies with the help of some of the brightest minds in this field--Igor I. Sikorsky, Arthur M. Young, Frank N. Piasecki, Charles H. Kaman and Stanley Hiller, Jr., to name a few--and by having the industrial prowess to make their concepts reality. This book provides a concise historical survey, including technical specifications, drawings, and photographs of every type of helicopter and V/STOL aircraft developed for the U.S. military, from the earliest examples tested in 1941 and 1942, up to the newest prototypes.

Sea Basing
Sea Basing

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2005-08-14

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 0309095174

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The availability of land bases from which to launch and maintain military, diplomatic, and humanitarian relief operations is becoming increasingly uncertain because of physical or political constraints. The ability to operate from a sea base, therefore, is likely to become more and more important. The Defense Science Board recently concluded that Sea Basing will be a critical future joint military capability and that DOD should proceed to develop such capability. Following the DSB report, the Navy requested that the National Research Council (NRC) convene a workshop to assess the science and technology base, both inside and outside the Navy, for developing Sea Basing and to identify R&D for supporting future concepts. This report of the workshop includes an examination of Sea Basing operational concepts; ship and aircraft technology available to make Sea Basing work; and issues involved in creating the sea base as a joint system of systems.

The Performance of a Conceptual Vertical Attitude Takeoff and Landing Fighter Aircraft
The Performance of a Conceptual Vertical Attitude Takeoff and Landing Fighter Aircraft

Author: Basil S Papadales (Jr)

Publisher:

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 31

ISBN-13:

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The performance of a conceptual 18,000-lb (8200-kg) vertical attitude takeoff and landing fighter aircraft is presented. The single-seat aircraft is designed around a single F100 turbofan. Contemporary avionics and materials technologies are assumed. The design payload includes an M61 cannon with ammunition and four Dogfight missiles. No compromises for mission capabilities, other than air combat, exist in the design. The fighter has a combat radius of 308 nm (570 km) with a maximum level speed in excess of Mach 2 at altitude. Range, turning, and specific excess energy performance are presented. Weight and range performance penalties for the inclusion of conventional landing gear, a rotating cockpit, and a multi-engine design are summarized. (Author).